The northern-central region qualifying round of the 2014 Golden Spoon Contest took place at the Golden Phoenix Wedding and Convention Centre on Da Nang’s 2 September Street on Wednesday.  The event aims to honour professional chefs who have researched into nutrition and introduced Vietnamese specialities and healthy dishes to foreign tourists.

The competition was between 12 teams from restaurants and hotels in Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.  First prize went to the Hyatt Regency Danang Resort & Spa, whilst the Pullman Danang Beach Resort and Quang Nam Province’s Palm Garden Beach Resort & Spa shared the second prize.

These first and second prize winners will go through to the semi-finals.  From there, the best teams will advance to the final round which will be held in Binh Duong Province on 10 December.  The overall winners of the contest will receive an award worth 1 billion VND.